| Birth name | Richard Tardits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | July 30, 1965 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| US college | Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1989 / round: 5 / pick: 123 (By the Phoenix Cardinals) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1989*[1] | Phoenix Cardinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | New England Patriots | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Tardits (born July 30, 1965), is a former American football linebacker for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL), and a former rugby union footballer for the United States national rugby union team. He held the record for most sacks in a career at the University of Georgia,[2] until surpassed by David Pollack in 2004, and he was referred to as 'Le Sack' by fans because of his French birth.